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Originally Posted by tucker6
everything. They are redundant with the states. I'd keep 10% of the employees around to ensure the states are applying the federal laws appropriately, but I'd get rid of 90% of them. The EPA should not be an advocate for anything. They are a watchdog only and should apply themselves as such.
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There is a reason why I am intimately familiar with what the EPA does, what the states do, and how they interact.
EPA functions in accordance with the federal enabling statutes. That makes them statutorily required to advocate for Congress' mandates. You might want to check out the Clean Air Act or the Clean Water Act sometime to see what Congress thinks EPA's job is.
You should listen to this story. It's 11 minutes of your life, but it really explained for me some of your posts.
http://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2017/...th-tom-nichols
